Criss Angel has come a long way from those days in the 1980s when he sang with a rock band at Long Island clubs like Spit and Sundance _ and levitated the drum set.
Today, the master illusionist (originally named Christopher Sarantakos) is known more for raising the bar on magic as an art form, seducing fans with his tattooed, rock-star persona on TV (including six seasons on A&E's "Criss Angel Mindfreak") and stage (he currently has a long-term gig at Planet Hollywood in Las Vegas).
But now he's headed back to New York for "Criss Angel Raw: The Mindfreak Unplugged," part of the In Residence on Broadway series, running Tuesday, July 2 through Sunday, July 7 at the Lunt-Fontanne Theatre. The show promises to be an intimate evening of how'd-he-do-that feats, including a grand finale that's been called "the greatest illusion of all time."
